List of South American Catholic saints

Some of these people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the territories of South America.

The Catholic Church entered South America in 1500 through Brazil and quickly expanded across the continent with the Spanish and Portuguese cultures.

Today this area remains heavily Catholic.

In addition, Habig refers to Paul Emilian Reynaud, a Franciscan priest martyred in 1862 in Bolivia, of whom he says the "title of 'Venerable' has, it seems, been bestowed on him popularly, not officially."

Others have been proposed for beatification, and may have active groups supporting their causes.